I own a 1248 interface. I am overall happy with the interface, but would really like som more mixing flexibility. i.e.:
- Choose for each AUX and GROUP, wether it should be an AUX or an GROUP. I don't mind the possible penalty there would be in not having the Leveler in AUX mode (but would be nice with ordinary "dynamics block/Compressor")
- Insert External equipment on the Reverb BUS. The Onboard reverb is ok, but sometimes i use my TC Helicon Voicelive rack, where left channel is the Vocal FX, and the Right channel is reverb only - and since DSP is sparse on the 1248 in 96Khz, i'd really appreciate it.
- Using any I/O as an Insert in any BUS. (As mentioned with the above request around Reverb). I.e. i'd like to insert my TC Electronic Finalizer 96K in the audio path for main out, thus using the TC Electronic Finalizer 96K as multi band compressor/Limiter, but using my MOTU1248 converters and volume management, going into the analog domain.
- Being able to route both computer/AVB out to any output, together with any mixing channel, so i.e. can have individual zero latency mix onboard, together with individual onboard mixes, going out to individual monitor/headphones. For instance, using headphones at 5 live band musicians, having the each own individual mix, and at the same time playing back to earlier recordings on computer, where each musician, wants different feeds in there monitor mix. BTW. It was possible on both my old 828MKIII Hybrid and on my 896MKIII, in Cuemix FX, where the output summed the signal from the computer, together each mix bus output.
I hope what i write make sense
Best Regards
Nicolai